Ocaria ocrisia

Ocaria ocrisia
O. ocrisia ♀ 235, ♂ 236.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ocaria
Species:
O. ocrisia
Binomial name
Ocaria ocrisia
(Hewitson, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Thecla ocrisia Hewitson, 1868
  • Thecla zora Hewitson, 1869
  • Thecla peruviana Erschoff, 1876
  • Thecla ocrisia lita Hayward, 1949

Ocaria ocrisia, the black hairstreak or Hewitson's blackstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1868. It is found from Mexico to Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina. It has also been recorded in southern Arizona. The habitat consists of rainforests at altitudes ranging from 200 to 900 meters.

The wingspan is about 27 mm.